8:44 PM,
Dec. 10, 2013

Brisco

Written by

Rev. Willie Brisco

Generation after generation, we're taught that democracy and capitalism are the same thing. We're told that we're all afforded the opportunity to get rich. We're told that when we work hard that we will be rewarded by the fruits of our labor.

The courageous men and women who walked off of their poverty-wage jobs on Thursday to speak their truth know the truth. They know that getting rich in this country is as likely as winning the lottery and has nothing to do with democracy, how hard they work, how loyal and conscientious they are, or how well they do their jobs. They know that economic justice ...